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Do You Need to Take a Mental Health Day from Your Nonprofit?

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

PLEASE NOTE: The purpose of this article is to help those who do not normally think about their mental health and remind those of us who already deal with issues to pay attention to signs we may be burning out and need a break from work. Anyway, no matter your age, your mental health should be as important as your physical health.

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Let’s Talk About Mental Health Days #NPCOMMLife

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

PLEASE NOTE: This article is not suggesting that if you suffer from depression or anxiety or other mental health issues that all you need is a mental health day to fix it. A lot of you won’t even leave your desk for lunch let alone leave the office for a whole day for a “mental health” break.

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3 Ways to Beat Burnout & Become a More Awesome Human

NonProfit Leadership Center

For decades, she pursued meaningful success by pushing herself beyond her limits, wearing exhaustion as a badge of honor, and ignoring her emotional and mental health. Until she burned out and almost lost everything meaningful to her, including her company, family and health. Manage your energy (aka self-care).

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How UPROSE Is Creating Clean Energy in Brooklyn

NonProfit Quarterly

The solar developer builds clean-energy projects that help communities acquire long-term wealth and energy assets through impact investing, technical support, and project financing. All the energy produced by the array will be sent to the Con Edison grid. How will Sunset Park Solar work? says Yeampierre.

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Commits $500 Million to Beyond Carbon Campaign

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Prest Brandon Bell, Getty Images Bloomberg Philanthropies’ support aims to increase the production of clean energy and boost the efforts of U.S. Also, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation gave $244 million to support maternal and pediatric health in low- and middle-income countries, and the W.K.

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Innovating to Address the Systemic Drivers of Health

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Unfortunately, there are not many health clinics nearby where Elisa can get easy access to primary care with her Medicaid insurance. Life expectancy can differ up to 30 years in the US between different zip codes in the same state, indicating the significance of socioeconomic, environmental, and social factors in driving health outcomes.

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A Life Hack for Leaders

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

Most conclude that it relieves stress, and the accompanying health benefits abound. Since I started practicing transcendental meditation, I have noticed an increase in energy and focus throughout my workday. I have better energy throughout the day, stress less, and life is better.

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